General Tortoise Care and Information

• Ackerman, Lowell. The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles (3 Volumes Set). TFH Publications, 1997. ISBN 079380504X.
• Bartlett, Richard D. and Patricia Bartlett. Turtles and Tortoises (Barron’s Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals).  Barrons, 2006. ISBN 0764134000.
• Bonin, Franck and Bernard Deavaux, Alain Dupre, Peter C. H. Pritchard, Peter C. H. (translator). Turtles of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. ISBN 
  0801884969.
• Case, Russ. Turtles & Tortoises (Beginning Vivarium Systems). Advanced Vivarium Systems, 2007. ISBN 1882770935.
• De Vosjoli, Phillippe. Popular Tortoises (Advanced Vivarium Systems). AVS Books, 1996. ISBN 
  1882770668.
• Ebenhack, Amanda. Health Care & Rehabilitation of Turtles and Tortoises. Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group, 2012. ISBN 0978755650.
• Franklin, Carl J. Turtles: An Extraordinary Natural History 245 Million Years in the Making
  Voyaguer Press, 2007. ISBN 0760329818.
• Obst, Fritz Jürgen. Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins. St. Martin’s Press, 1988. ISBN 0312823622.
• Orenstein, Ronald. Survivors in Armor: Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins. Firefly Books, 2004. ISBN 155209605X.
• Orenstein, Ronald. Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: A Natural History. Firefly Books, 2012. ISBN 1770851194.
• Palika, Liz. Complete Idiot’s Guide to Turtles & Tortoises (The Complete Idiot’s Guide). Alpha Books, 1997. ISBN 0876051433.
• Palika, Liz. Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies. For Dummies, 2001. ISBN 0764553135.
• Pritchard, Peter C. H. Encyclopedia of Turtles. TFH Publications, 1979. ISBN 0876669186.
• Pritchard, Peter C.H. Living Turtles of the World. TFH Publications, 1967. ISBN 0876662289.

North America: Gopher, desert, and Texas tortoises

• Carr, Archie. Handbook of Turtles: The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California (Comstock Classic Handbooks). Cornell University Press, 1995. ISBN 0801400643.
• Conant, Roger. A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series). Houghton Mifflan Harcourt, 1998. ISBN 0395904528.
• Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. ISBN 0395982723.
• Van Devender, Thomas. R.The
  Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation
  (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Studies in Natural History). University of Arizona Press, 2006. ISBN 0816526060.
• Vetter, Holger. Turtles of the World: North America. Terralog, Vol. 2.  Aqualog Verlag, 2004. ISBN 3930612577.

South America: Red-footed, yellow-footed, and Chalco tortoises
(Note- Galapagos is listed with ‘Island Giants’)

• Ebenhack, Amanda. Redfoots
  and Yellowfoots; The Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding of
  ‘Chelonoidis carbonaria’ and ‘Chelonoidis denticulata’ (Turtles of the
  World, Testudinidae, Number 3)
  . Living Art Publishing, 2009. ISBN 
  0978755634
• Frieberg, Dr. Marcos Turtles of South America. TFH Publications, 1981.
• Paull, Richard C.The Delicate Yellow-foot Tortoise. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1999. ISBN  1-888089-44-X.
• Paull, Richard C.Great Red-foot Tortoise- Vol. 4. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1999. ISBN 1-888089-37-7.
• Pingleton, Mike. The Redfoot Manual: A Beginner’s Guide To The Redfoot Tortoise. Art Gecko Press, 2009. ISBN 1441494030.
• Pritchard, Peter C. H. and Pedro Trebbau. Turtles of Venezuela (Contributions to Herpetology). SSAR, 1984. ISBN 0916984117.
• Vetter, Holger. Turtles of the World: Central and South America. Terralog, Vol. 3. Aqualog Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3936027609.
• Vinke, Thomas, Sabine Vinke, Holger Vetter and Susane Vetter. South American Tortoises, ‘Chelonoidis Carbonaria, C. Denticulata and C. Chilensis’ (Chelonian Library #3). Chimera Edition, 2008. ISBN 3899736036.

Africa: Sulcata, leopard, hingeback, tent, padloper, and similar tortoises
Includes Madagascar

• Boycott,
  Richard C and Ortwin Bourquin. The South African Tortoise Book: A Guide to South African Tortoises, Terrapins, and Turtles. Southern Book Publishers, 1988. ISBN 186812052X.
• Branch, Bill. Tortoises, Terrapins & Turtles of Africa. Struick Publishers, 2008.ISBN 1770074635. 
• Fife,
  Richard and Jerry D. Fife. Leopard
  Tortoise: The Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding of
  ‘Stigmochelys pardalis (Turtles of the World, Testudinidae, Number 4). Serpent’s Tale, 2006. ISBN 0963813064.
• Paull, Richard C.Great AfricanSpur-thighed [sic] or Sulcata Tortoise. Vol. 3. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1996. 1-888089-22-9.
• Pedrono, Miguel. The Tortoises and Turtles of Madagascar.  Natural History Publications, 2008. ISBN
  
• Vetter, Holger. Leopard and African Spurred Tortoise: ‘Stigmochelys pardalis and Centrochelys sulcata’ (Chelonian Library, Volume 1). Edition Chimaira, 2005. ISBN 389973601X.
• Vetter, Holger. Turtles of the World: Africa, Europe and Western Asia. Terralog, Vol. 1. Aqualog Verlag, 2011. ISBN 3930612275.

• Jepson, Lance. Mediterranean Tortoises. Kingdom Books, 2006. ISBN 1852792299.
• Kuzmin, Sergius L. Turtles of Russia and Other Ex-Soviet Republics. Edition Chimaira, 2002. ISBN
  3930612585.
• Paull, Richard C. Mediterranean Tortoises. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1999. ISBN 1-888089-44-X.
• Pirog, E. J.Russian Tortoises (Complete Herp Care). TFH Publications, 2006. ISBN 0793828821.
• Vetter, Holger. Hermann’s Tortoise, Boettger’s and Dalmatian Tortoises: Testudo boettgeri, hercegovinensis and hermanni (Chelonian Library, Volume 2). Edition Chimaira, 2006. ISBN 3899736028.
• Vetter, Holger. Turtles of the World: Africa, Europe and Western Asia. Terralog, Vol. 1. Aqualog Verlag, 2011. ISBN 3930612275.
• Wegenhaupt, Wolfgang. Naturalistic keeping and breeding of Hermann’s Tortoises. Self-published, 2009. ISBN 3980977447.

Asia: Elongated, mountain, Forstens, Travancore, star, and similar tortoises

• Das, Idraneil. Colour Guide to the Turtles & Tortoises of the Indian Subcontinent. Serpent’s Tale, 1991. ISBN 1872688020.
• Fife,
  Jerry D. Star Tortoises: The Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding of ‘Geochelone elegans‘ and ‘Geochelone platynota (Turtles of the World, Testudinidae, Number 10). Living Art Publishing, 2007. ISBN 0978755626
• Liat, Lim Boo and Indraneil Das. Turtles of Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo) 1999. ISBN 9838120391.
• Maung, Win and Win Ko Ko. Turtles & Tortoises of Myanmar.  Wildlife Conservation Society, 2002. ASIN B0010EI0HA.
• Sharma, R.C. and B. K. Tikader. Handbook of Indian Testudines. Calcutta: Zoological Survey, 1985.
• Vetter, Holger and Peter Paul van Dijk.Turtles of the World: East and South Asia. Terralog, Vol. 4. Aqualog Verlag, 2006.

Island Giants: Galapgos and Aldaberan

• Chambers, Paul.A Sheltered Life: The Unexpected History of the Giant Tortoise. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0195223969.
• Gerlach,
  Justin. Giant Tortoises of the Indian Ocean, The Genus ‘Dipsochelys‘ Inhabiting the Seychelles Islands and the Extinct Giants of Madagascar and the Mascarenes. Edition Chimaira, 2004. ISBN 3930612631.
• Nicholls, Henry. Lonesome George: The Life and Loves of the World’s Most Famous Tortoise. Pan McMillan, 2007. ISBN 0330450115.
• Paull, Richard C.Aldabran Tortoise Expert’s Guide. Vol. 5. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1999. ISBN 1-888089-31-8.
• Paull, Richard C.Galapagos Tortoise Expert’s Guide- Vol. 6. Sumterville FL.: Green Nature Books, 1999. ISBN 1-888089-38-5.
• Van Denburgh, John. The Gigantic Land Tortoises Of The Galapagos Archipelago….1914, reprinted by Nabu Press 2007. ISBN 1277199744.

Created April 15, 2013 (C) Mark Adkins